Saw gauge



,1 L. c. HAMMOND 2, 7 ,3

.sziw GAUGE Filed May 10, 1946 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 INVENTOR. Zee C. flaw/r2004 ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 27, 1951 S'AW GAUGE LeeecullammondJialamazon,'Midh,,-sasslgnorz;to

HammondQMahhineryEBuilders, Inc., Kalama- ;:zoo, Mich.,,;a corporatiomof. Michigan -,a--wide.range in,its gan-gingacapacity.

-Thirid,, .-to sprovide a,-saw-, gaug,e in whicmthe zsaw gauge finger-slide -.is-:detachablytmountedt on-.-the .gange harqand v releasably;engaged with sthe .-feed screw thereof to permit-quick adiustmenttotthe slide and also provide micrometersadjustment.

Objects i-relating ,to details aand reconomies of the invention will tap/pear irom \the description to follow. The inventionisde'finedandanointed out in the claims.

A ,preferred embodiment f vthe intention .is villustrated ,in the vaaccompanying drawings, in which: I

.Fig. ,1 his a ..fragmentary, p1an .view of .ta saw structure embodyin-g any invention, pan-ts being shown-conventionally.

.Flig.,2 is an=enlargedfragmentarywiew yiewed ,fromthe leftof Fig.1. a

Fig. :3 Jean enlarged sfragmentary yiew apartially-.-in horizontals-sectionsonadinecorresponding toline.3.-3 ,ofrEig. 4- illustrating..detailstcommon, to .both, gauge finger ,slides andscertainkdetails of theauxiliary gauge. fineenslide,-also,i1lustratin-g certain novel features-:01"thesgaugemar.

Fig. Anis ,a .transverse. section .on .a line .corresponding to line 4-4 of EigLS.

In ,the accompanyin drawings, .l lrepresentswa saw table andl'Z .aniextensionlthereof. i-fIhetsaw is indicated ,ati13. iThelablerisr proyidedrwithsa way-Astor the. gau e .'bar.s'lides l5. r 'Ihe -gange.har 5' is of 4invcardlyjacing.channelecrosssection providing a rear ,way 1 Wanda front way fimthe L'fron't .way'having .a ifor-wardly :1 a'cing .bearingsurfaceil.

The gauge bar is provided withwan' indioia element I I! having .picascale graduations 'il l .thereon and a primary set of scale numeralsdlrunning up to-onehundred. *It-isalso -provided with a secondary set of scale numerals 13 "associated with the same-scale--graduations as*the-'main-set of scale numerals andin overlapping relation thereto, the secondary set'of-scale numerals con- 'stituting .a "continuation for the primary se'tp in 5 jtheeembodiment illnstratecl there ibei-ngrforty in the secondary set 50 thatethe 'secondaryzsetzrnns .up to, one hundredcforty.

I .have rshown V in the -.-acc.ompanying (drawings 61312111115. (CL-:29-e69) iindiciasor :numerals :bi'it 'snfflcient T110 sh0W-the :relationiofthetwoisets:ofvscalevnumeralsfto each other 'anf'clito:thescale graduations.

"The adjusting TSCIBW .414 :is rrotatably mounted in the gauge zb arxandds' provided with :a hand piece 215 rat its outer 56nd and with micrometer .gauge :indicia --:l 6, at itsjnner =end, itst-bearing 1 being provided-with -a:pointer d8 nperatiyclyzassociated with :the:micrometerzi-ndicia. "The gauge :bar iisaprovided'with finger gguard 11:9 at its inner end.

1 provide a-in za-ndmuxiliaryggauge. fingerisliides designatedygenerally:any the numerals 2'0 -and12- l.. The zmain gauge finger ;slide is gprovided zwith a gaugedinger r22, the [face 2'3 :of-which -,-is :aligned =w-ith s-the gpointer 1' 2.4 which :is -0perat'rvely .:-associated with the wprimarye-set of scale indicia 11-2. The secondary gauge finger slide 2| is provided withiapointer-25 whichis'zoperatively associated with the-vsecondary-scale indicia 1.3.

The face 26 of the gauge finger 21 is laterally offset relativertorthe pointer .25.-;so that it ispositioned swell .lceyond the ;left of the :scaleagraduaitions when -\the slide ;is adjusted to bring its vipoir-iter into properiasscciation-tviththe secondary set ,of gauge numerals. While. the gauge bar has .onlyigraduations up to 1 0.0-pica,-the secondary .setofzscale indicia-andrthis auxiliaryigaugev-finger perm-its'gauging'unto 140 :pica. Since theigauge bar having .only 100 pica:-scale grad-nations is to read-tor beloperativenp -to ,l40.pica, the secondary setsofxzscale rindioiaemust obviously extend to 1-40 andsmust thereforesoverlap the ,primary :set of scalelind-icia by A0. =In -other words, the 100th picaagraduation wwill ;-hav. e"the 100 ;:primary scale indicia ,andi therl lfli secondary ,scale. indicia aa-sso- ,ciated Jtherewith. If now thessecondary gauge ,fingerzslideistto accurately measure-the distance from rtheisawaorttheqdatum.,poi11t :of the gauge ibarlto theisecondary gauge-finger, the-face 2cm the. secondary gauge finger must the correspond- .inglylaterally noifsetifrom :the secondary pointer 25,by.aidistancelequahto 40-pica.

The slides gztqandi I area as stated, a selectively .engageable .with zthe gauge bar. In Fig. 1 .I have shownsbothislidesainengaged: position but it will be understoodtthatsordinarily both would not be so engagedialthoughztheymight be engagedwhen ither main gauge.fingerslide ,is in use forl-less -than full-capacityofthegaagebar.

.The slides-except for the parts Lhaveindi- ,cated, rare 7 the -same so I will describeonly one ,of them, therslidedvl beingdetailed. ?I his slide isachambered sand-As sadaptedvto lslidably aand -.-de-

ion lylia ,portion of thesscalergraduationsandrscale tachabl-y en ge i-thegauge dear and isprovided with a depending portion 28 which engages the front face 9 of the gauge bar. The sectional feed nut 29 is mounted on the lever 30 pivoted at 31 and provided with a finger piece 32 projecting through the opening 33 in the front of the slide. The coiled spring 34 is engaged at one end on the supporting pin 35 on the slide and at the other end on the pin 36 on the lever so that the feed nut is urged against the screw and the spring acts to urge the slide against the forwardly facing portion of the slideway. This serves to detachably retain the slide upon the gauge bar and permits the slide being lifted from the gauge bar when the nut is disengaged'from the feed screw.

The gauge slides may be clamped in adjusted positions by means of the clamping screws 31 which extend through the front of the slide and engage the portions 38 which extend downwardly on the inner side of the front way.

In this embodiment the pivot 3! is provided with a threaded portion 39 threaded into theend of the slidesee Fig. 3, and with a threaded bushing portion 40 which facilitates the assembling and disassembling of these parts and also the accurate supporting of the feed nut against lateral movement which, it will be appreciated, is an important factor in accurate gauging.

As stated, my improvements provide for a wide range of gauging and at the same time maintains compactness and structural simplicity.

I have illustrated and described my invention in a highly practical embodiment thereof. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe certain adaptations which I contemplate as it is believed that this disclosure will'enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my invention as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a saw gauge, the combination with a saw table, of a gauge bar slidably mounted on said table, said gauge bar being of upwardly facing channel section and provided with a pica scale and with a primary set of scale numerals and a secondary set of scale numerals constituting a numerical continuation of the primary set of scale numerals, said secondary set of scale numerals being associated with the pica scale and being in lapping relation to a plurality of the scale numerals of the primary set, a feed screw rotatably mounted within the channel of said gauge bar and exposed at the top thereof and provided with an adjusting finger piece at its outer end, a chambered main gauge finger slide slidably and detachably mounted on the flanges of said gauge bar and provided with a pointer operatively associated with the primary scale numerals when the slide is engaged with the gauge bar, a spring biased feed nut pivotally mounted within said slide and provided with a finger piece projecting at the front of the slide, said feed nut being positioned to engage the rear and underside of the feed screw and acting to hold the slide upon the gauge bar, said finger piece facilitating the disengagement of the nut from the feed screw permitting free longitudinal adjustment of the slide on the gauge bar and the removal of the slide from the gauge bar, and an auxiliary gauge finger slide slidably and removably mounted on said gauge bar and provided with a pointer operatively associated with the secondary set of scale numerals when the auxiliary slide is mounted upon the gauge bar, said auxiliary slide being provided with said auxiliary slide and provided with a finger piece projecting at the front of the slide, said feed nut being positioned to engage the rear and underside of the feed screw and acting to hold the slide upon the gauge bar, said finger piece facilitating the disengagement of the nut from the feed screw permitting free longitudinal adjustment of the slide on the gauge bar and the removal of the slide from the gauge bar, both said gauge slides having depending front flanges lapped upon the front flange of said gauge bar and opposing the action of said springs.

2. In a saw gauge, the combination with a saw table, of a gauge bar associated therewith, said gauge bar being provided with a pica scale and with a primary set of scale numerals, and a secondary set of scale numerals constituting a numerical extension of the primary set of scale numerals associated with the pica scale and being in lapping relation to a plurality of the scale numerals of the primary set, a feed screw mounted on said gauge bar, a main gauge finger slide slidably and detachably mounted on said gauge bar and provided with a pointer operatively associated with the primary scale numerals when the slide is engaged with the gauge bar and provided with a feed nut detachably engageable with said feed screw permitting free longitudinal adjustment of the slide on the gauge bar when the nut is disengaged from the screw, and an auxiliary gauge finger slide slidably and removably mounted on said gaugebar and provided with a pointer operatively associated with the secondary set of scale numerals when the auxiliary slide is mounted upon the gauge bar and provided with a feed nut detachably engageable with the feed screw permitting free longitudinal adjustment of the slide on the gauge bar when the nut is disengaged, said auxiliary gauge finger slide being provided with a gauge finger laterally offset from its pointer by a distance exactly equal to the number of pica which said primary and secondary scale indicia overlap numerically and to extend beyond the gauge bar when said auxiliary slide is in one extreme of its adjustment on said bar.

3. A gauge finger slide member adapted to cooperate with a gauge slide bar having an upwardly opening channel shaped cross section and with a slide adjusting screw mounted between the flanges of said bar, said member comprising, a downwardly opening recessed body having front and rear walls adapted to slide upon the flanges of said bar and with a depending portion on one of. said walls adapted to lap against the outside of one of said flanges, a lug depending from the. inside of said body in lapped relationship with the inside of said. oneflange, a screw extending between said one wall and said lug and arranged to clamp said one flange between said lug and said depending portion, spaced ears extending into the recess of said body from the wall thereof and defining aligned tapped apertures parallel to the bottom of said front and rear walls, a shouldered pin having an enlarged threaded end received in one of said apertures and with its other end extending between said ears, a bushingthreaded in the-other of said apertures and supporting the other end of said pin, a lever pivoted on said pin and fixed axially between said bushing and the shoulder of said pin, a half nut on one arm of said lever engageable with said screw, the other arm of said lever extending through an aperture provided therefor in the wall of said body and having a laterally turned finger piece on the outer end thereof, a spring compressed between said one arm of said lever and the inside of said body to urge said half nut against said screw, and a gauge finger projecting from said body.

4. A gauge finger slide member adapted to oooperate with a gauge slide bar having a slide adjusting screw mounted thereon, said member comprising a downwardly opening recessed body having front and rear walls adapted to slide upon said bar, spaced ears extending into the recess of said body from the wall thereof and defining aligned tapped apertures parallel to the bottom of said front and rear walls, a shoulder pin having a threaded end received in one of said apertures and with its other end extending between said ears, a bushing threaded in the other of said apertures and supporting the other end of said pin, a lever pivoted on said pin and fixed axially between said bushing and the shoulder of said pin, a half nut on one arm of said lever engageable with said screw, the other arm of said lever extending through an aperture provided therefor in the wall of said body, a spring compressed between said one arm of said lever and the inside of said body to urge said half nut against said screw, and a gauge finger projecting from said body.

5. The combination of a gauge bar provided with scale graduations and with a primary set of consecutive graduation indicia, a secondary set of scale graduation indicia associated with certain of the graduations of the gauge bar and being a numerical extension of said primary set of graduation indicia but linearly displaced with respect thereto whereby said sets of indicia overlap, and a pair of gauge finger slides selectively engageable with said gauge bar, one slide being provided with a pointer aligned with its gauge finger and operatively associated with the primary set of gauge indicia, the other slide being provided with a pointer operatively associated with said secondary set of indicia and having a gauge finger the face of which is laterally offset relative to its pointer by a distance exactly equal to the distance which said sets of indicia overlap whereby the pointer on said other slide and said secondary set of graduation indicia cooperate to accurately indicate the distance between the face of the gauge finger on said other slide and the zero point of said scale graduations.

6. The combination of a gauge bar provided with scale graduations and a primary set of numerically progressing graduation indicia, a secondary set of scale graduation indicia associated with certain of the graduations of the gauge bar and being a numerical extension of said primary set but linearly displaced with respeit thereto whereby said sets of indicia overlap numerically, and a pair of gauge finger slides selectively engageable with said gauge bar, one slide being provided with a pointer and gauge finger operatively associated with said primary set of gauge indicia, the other slide being provided with a pointer and finger operatively associated with said secondary set of indicia, said other slide having its gauge finger offset from its pointer by a distance exactly equal to the number of scale graduations which said sets of indicia overlap numerically whereby the pointer on said other slide and said secondary set of graduation indicia cooperate to accurately indicate the distance between the face of the gauge finger on said other slide and the zero point of said scale graduations.

LEE C. HAMMOND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,114,329 Backert Oct. 20, 1914 1,389,432 DeLos Brainard Aug. 30, 1921 2,048,629 Wallin July 21, 1936 2,165,953 Billker et a1 July 11, 1939 2,202,434 Seybold May 28, 1940 2,218,470 Henderson Oct. 15, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 486,229 Germany Nov. 13, 1929 

